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A Mind at Play: How Claude Shannon Invented the Information Age

Jimmy Soni · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The life and times of one of the foremost intellects of the twentieth century: Claude Shannon - the neglected architect of the Information Age, whose insights stand behind every computer built, email sent, video streamed, and webpage loaded.

Claude Shannon was a groundbreaking polymath,...
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Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans

Melanie Mitchell · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

No recent scientific enterprise has proved as alluring, terrifying, and filled with extravagant promise and frustrating setbacks as artificial intelligence. The award-winning author Melanie Mitchell, a leading computer scientist, now reveals its turbulent history and the recent surge...

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In Defense of Elitism: Why I'm Better Than You and You're Better Than Someone Who Didn't Buy This Book

Joel Stein · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

The night Donald Trump won the presidency, our author Joel Stein, Thurber Prize finalist and former staff writer for Time Magazine, instantly knew why. The main reason wasn't economic anxiety or racism. It was that he was anti-elitist. Hillary Clinton represented Wall Street, academics,...
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Breaking News: The Remaking of Journalism and Why It Matters Now

ALAN RUSBRIDGER · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

An urgent account of the revolution that has upended the news business, written by one of the most accomplished journalists of our time

Technology has radically altered the news landscape. Once-powerful newspapers have lost their clout or been purchased by owners with particular...

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Office 365 All-in-One For Dummies

Peter Weverka · For Dummies
Pages: 800
Format: Paperback

The deepest reference on Microsoft's productivity service Office 365 offers the same productivity power as past versions of Microsoft Office along with tools designed to boost collaboration in the workplace and instant access to the latest Office updates without buying a whole new software...
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Samsung Galaxy S10 For Dummies

Bill Hughes · For Dummies
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback

The bestselling guide to your new Samsung

This book documents all the features and capabilities of Samsung Galaxy S10 device, approaching them from the point of view of a user who is intimidated by the technology and baffled by the documentation and online support that comes...

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Creating a Website: The Missing Manual

Matthew MacDonald · O'Reilly Media
Pages: 622
Format: Paperback

You can easily create a professional-looking website with nothing more than an ordinary computer and some raw ambition. Want to build a blog, sell products, create forums, or promote an event? No problem! This friendly, jargon-free book gives you the techniques, tools, and advice you need...
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Blue: In Search of Nature's Rarest Color

Kai Kupferschmidt
Format: Hardcover


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